Every recorded earthquake near

Earthquakes near Moses Lake, WA

M 1.7

Latest: 4:43 pm PDT on 27 March 2025 · 22 km (14 mi) SE of Moses Lake, WA

The most recent earthquake near Moses Lake was M 1.7, 22 km (14 mi) SE of Moses Lake, WA, at 4:43 pm PDT on 27 March 2025.

Within 30 km since 2016: 10 earthquakes of M1.5 or more
In the last 12 months: 0
Largest since 2016: M 2.2 on 28 August 2021, 24 km (15 mi) S of Moses Lake, WA
Reported felt: 1 of them have felt reports to USGS

USGS · feed checked 29 seconds ago · newest earthquake in our database 13 minutes ago · this page 03:22 UTC

The latest 16

1.7 22 km (14 mi) SE of Moses Lake, WA Mar 27, 2025
4:43 pm PDT
1.6 35 km (22 mi) ENE of Moses Lake, WA · felt by 1 Jul 26, 2023
12:31 pm PDT
1.5 33 km (21 mi) E of Moses Lake, WA Mar 29, 2023
12:12 pm PDT
2.1 43 km (27 mi) E of Moses Lake, WA · felt by 2 Jul 22, 2022
7:10 am PDT
1.9 22 km (14 mi) SE of Moses Lake, WA Nov 29, 2021
1:00 pm PST
2.2 24 km (15 mi) S of Moses Lake, WA · felt by 7 Aug 28, 2021
2:57 am PDT
1.5 25 km (15 mi) SE of Moses Lake, WA Aug 5, 2020
11:18 am PDT
1.9 24 km (15 mi) SE of Moses Lake, WA Mar 10, 2020
2:05 pm PDT
2.0 24 km (15 mi) SW of Moses Lake, WA Feb 13, 2020
12:42 pm PST
1.6 37 km (23 mi) ESE of Moses Lake, WA Aug 9, 2019
11:46 am PDT
2.1 41 km (26 mi) E of Moses Lake, WA Apr 25, 2019
9:32 am PDT
2.1 17 km (11 mi) WNW of Moses Lake, WA Nov 2, 2018
5:32 pm PDT
1.6 25 km (16 mi) SSE of Moses Lake, WA Aug 15, 2018
1:22 pm PDT
1.8 46 km (29 mi) WSW of Moses Lake, WA · felt by 1 Dec 1, 2017
4:23 am PST
1.6 21 km (13 mi) SE of Moses Lake, WA Nov 30, 2016
12:34 pm PST
1.5 25 km (16 mi) N of Moses Lake, WA Jul 27, 2016
2:59 pm PDT

From the QuakeIndex database, which reads the USGS feed every 30 seconds and holds the USGS catalogue for the US from 2016 (M1.5+). Times are Moses Lake time. Distances are from the town centre. Quakes USGS named after Moses Lake are listed even when they are further out.

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The white circle is Moses Lake; dots are the 10 most recent earthquakes within 30 km. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Before 2016

The USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km of Moses Lake.

USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900 to 2016. This is the record, not a forecast.

Nearby towns

Royal City 37 km

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